Sarah Phillips

Sarah Hannah is an associate in Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice who focuses on commercial litigation, complex insurance coverage, and bad faith and professional liability litigation. In addition to her experience in these practice areas, Sarah Hannah has experience in construction litigation, Constitutional litigation, lender liability litigation, as well as asset recovery matters, including disputes arising under the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act.

Sarah Hannah has worked on various facets of litigation, including drafting pleadings, conducting large-scale discovery, taking depositions, drafting dispositive motions, trying cases in state and federal court, and drafting appellate briefs.

Education:

• University of Georgia School of Law, 2016, JD, cum laude
• Converse College, 2013, MA, Teaching, summa cum laude
• Wofford College, 2010, BA, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honor Graduate (highest GPA in graduating class)

Admissions and qualifications:

• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Experience:

• Representing business entities in breach-of-contract and breach-of-note cases
• Representing a national supplier of construction material in litigation and arbitration
• Representing insureds in coverage disputes
• Representing banks and other commercial entities in fraudulent transfer actions, including on issues that were ultimately decided by the Georgia Supreme Court
• Defending defamation claims based on the anti-SLAPP statute in a case that was ultimately ruled upon by the Georgia Supreme Court

Activities and Affiliations:

• Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtIAS)
• United States Tennis Association (USTA)
• Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA)